The Beauty of Pain: Being Sweetly Broken

In our culture, pain, suffering, and heartache are treated as plagues to be avoided, but what if these are inevitable truths of life that are meant to sweetly break us?

Are We Praying With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs?

There was a moment the summer after my freshman year of college that completely transformed the way I perceived my prayer life. The occasion was a small prayer meeting for our city of Fort Wayne. Towards the end of the meeting, one of the young ladies in the circle prayed for us to grow in…

Have You Made Worship About You?

The staff person on stage finishes the announcements while you make haste to finish shaking hands with the older gentleman in the row behind you. You remember shaking his hand last week; he had that firm, strong two-pump Baby-Boomer handshake, whereas your hand was a limp lump of awkwardness barely making it halfway into the…